Validity of two selected-item short forms of the WAIS-III in an intellectually deficient sample

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1145-1152

  Alley, Pamala J ^a   Allen, Ryan A ^b   Patrick Leverett, J ^a  

^a THE CITADEL   (United States)

^b YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Diagnosis; Disabilities; Intelligence; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 37149042266     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20410     Document Type: Article

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